Where does “lang” come from?

lang (Middle English) comes from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “lang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlanglong; lasting; old, ancient; advanced
2Proto-West Germaniclanglong
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →
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